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Salesforce delivers solid quarter; Wall Street wanted more: Salesforce.com reported strong third quarter earnings and raised its sales outlook for the fourth quarter, but investors weren't impressed given the company merely met Wall Street expectations. by Larry Dignan; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Wall Street, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-11-17
Senior IBM exec among those charged in Wall Street insider trading sting: Greed on Wall Street has landed six people - including a long-time, high-level IBM executive - in handcuffs after the FBI charged them with being involved with "the largest hedge fund insider trading case in history." In all, the six netted illegal profits of more than $20...; Tags: Hedge Fund, FBI, Wall Street, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., IBM Corp., Chiesi, MOFFAT, Federal Government, Investment, Financial Services, Government, Finance, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2009-10-16
Best Buy earnings miss targets: Best Buy on Tuesday reported earnings of $158 million, or 37 cents a share, down 22 percent from a year ago. Wall Street was expecting earnings of 42 cents a share. Revenue was up 12 percent to $11 billion, which was ahead of Wall Street estimates calling for sales of...; Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Wall Street, Earnings, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-09-15
"Inadvertent error" saves Dell's day on Wall Street: News that Dell beat Wall Street's expectations for its second quarter and is expecting "seasonal demand improvements" for the current quarter was sure to cause shares to rise when Dell posted its results after the close of the markets Thursday. But a premature release of some presentation...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Wall Street, Financial Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2009-08-27
Wall Street analysts descend on Redmond for annual financial meeting: Today, July 30, is Microsoft's annual Financial Analyst Meeting FAM, when Wall Street analysts and press treated to back-to-back presentations from Microsoft's top execs, where they outline the company's product and strategy agenda for the company months. by Mary Jo Foley; Tags: Financial, Analyst, Wall Street, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Finance, Management, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2009-07-30

AMD's second quarter margins squeezed: AMD continues to get squeezed by Intel. The company delivered second quarter earnings and a third quarter outlook that fell short of Wall Street targets. The chipmaker, which had a tough Intel earnings act to follow, delivered a net loss of $330 million, or 49 cents a...; Tags: Wall Street, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-07-21
On Wall Street, the time value of money has been redefined. It does not include you: An electric signal takes a nanosecond to travel a foot, essentially. These days, that distance matters. At least on Wall Street. If you want to discover prices on stocks first â€" and act on them first â€" you have to...; Tags: NYSE Euronext, Data Center, Wall Street, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld; Blog posts 2009-07-09
Survey: Wall Street looks to cloud technology for its next bailout: Can new technology initiatives help pull Wall Street out of the danger zone? A new survey released by IBM and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association SIFMA finds that IT budgets are tight on Wall Street, but things are loosening up, and there's going to be plenty of demand for...; Tags: Wall Street, Survey, Bailout, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2009-06-25
Timing fishy on WSJ's Jobs story and Apple's Monday morning news: You've got to really hand it to Apple and the Wall Street Journal - they came in out of nowhere and threw Wall Street for a loop that left investors and analysts looking a bit bedazzled, as if they didn't know what had him them. Backtrack to...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Job, Steve Jobs, Wall Street Journal, Wall Street, Apple Inc., Story, Apple iPhone 3G, 3G, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2009-06-22
Corrupting consolidation: The last week or so I've had a number of conversations with colleagues attempting to figure out how and why the enterprise software mega-players continue to get away with premium pricing during the worst recession in living memory. Why is it that Oracle can show its best...; Tags: Consolidation, Vendor, Wall Street, Vinnie, Agresso, Financial Planning, Strategy, Open Source, Finance, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2009-03-29
Analyst: Declines in Mac, iPod sales isn't so bad: When is negative growth a positive thing? In this economy, any growth that stays in-line with Wall Street expectations can be viewed as a good thing - though it's still too early to call. And that's how one analyst is looking at Apple's current quarter. In a...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, Analyst, Wall Street, Apple Inc., Sales Strategy, Desktops, Digital Music, Sales Force Management, Digital Media, Sales, Hardware, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2009-02-17
In the "What the hell were they thinking" department...: The New York Stock Exchange, all lit up for the holidays. Nice display, but is this really an appropriate message to send to Wall Street? Or an appropriate use of company funds? Click on the photo for a full-size image. In my...; Tags: Business Operations, Finance, Financial Accounting, Government, Jason Perlow, Litigation, NYSE Euronext, Wall Street; Blog posts 2008-12-14
HP: We're fine for the fourth quarter, 2009: Hewlett-Packard delivered something as rare as the do-do bird these days: An upside earnings surprise. HP reassured Wall Street on Tuesday by releasing preliminary fourth quarter earnings and an outlook that was better than expected statement. The company said its fourth quarter revenue would...; Tags: Revenue, Hewlett-Packard Co., Wall Street, Earnings, Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-18
Apple earnings: An example of Citizen Wall Streetin': You've no doubt heard of a citizen journalism, the concept that everyday folks with blogging tools can track and report the news faster and, in some cases, better than mainstream journalists. Now, we have regular folks who are tracking companies and making Wall Street-like observations that can have an impact...; Tags: Blog, Wall Street, Apple Inc., Earnings, Amateur, Wall, Blogging, Financial Accounting, Internet, Finance, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-10-20
Google beats for Q3, Wall Street looks ahead: updated: In after-hours trading, shares of Google shot up more than 11 percent within 20 minutes after the company reported strong quarterly earnings. In regular trading, shares initially declined early in the day but rallied late in the day to close up more than 4 percent at $353.02. Early headlines...; Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Wall Street, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-10-16
Capital, Capital. Wherefore art thou scarce capital?: My Kingdom for Capital Expenditure Funding The current meltdown on Wall Street is definitely having an impact on the technology sector. This week's recent earnings forecast from SAP rather convincingly showed us that the capital markets will adversely impact technology sales. Capital for...; Tags: Wall Street, Firm, Borrower, Pricing Strategy, Banking Relationship, Sales Strategy, Banking, Pricing, Sales Force Management, Roi/Tco, Sales, Financial Services, Marketing, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Brian Sommer; Blog posts 2008-10-07
IBM's one-day tumble: Tough quarter or fluctuating dollar?: The perfect storm may be brewing for Big Blue. Clearly, the economy is slowing. Also, the impact of Wall Streetâ€™s activity this week, as well as the troubled financial sector that IBM serves, could start to trickle down. And, the dollar is fluctuating. As a result, IBMâ€™s stock dropped by...; Tags: Dollar, Wall Street, IBM Corp., Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, E-mail, Finance, Online Communications, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-10-01
How is the credit crunch impacting your economy?: The economy is mired in a slowdown, Wall Street allegedly needs a bailout and stocks are on a roller coaster that is mostly headed down. What's less clear is how all of this turmoil is impacting the tech industry and your personal economy. A simple question was...; Tags: Wall Street, Economy, Consulting Client, Deals, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Governance, Outsourcing, Financial Services, Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-10-01
Wall Street slams tech on bailout bill's failure: updated: Wall Street reacted sharply to news that Congress failed to pass a $700 billion bailout bill this morning, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average into a downward plunge more than 777 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq, not immune to the financial ripple-effect that stems from the financial crisis, was down...; Tags: Plunge, Financial, Recession, Yahoo! Inc., Wall Street, Apple Inc., Financial Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-09-29
Zoho bitterness at the credit crunch...and a solution: I have a lot of sympathy for Sridhar Vembu. CEO of AdventNet, the parent company behind Zoho. His last two posts reflect much of the fear and frustration behind what I am hearing in the startup world. But amid the gloom, Sridhar offers a glimmer of hope. A few snippets....; Tags: Capitalism, Financial, Alchemy, Wall Street, Zoho, Alchemy Analogy, Financial Accounting, Finance, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-09-29